Three killed in gunfight at Gaga Refugee Camp in Chad

Three people were killed Wednesday, including a policeman, near Gaga Camp for Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad. A witness recounted that militants in the region tried to assault one of the refugees outside the camp,The witnesses said that the refugee was able to escape and sought protection with police at the camp. There was a confrontation between the police and the gunmen, resulting in an exchange of gunfire in which the policeman and two others were killed, a witness told Radio Dabanga from Gaga Camp.

In another development at the refugee camps, the residents of Djabal Camp held a meeting with humanitarian organizations working at the camp to request that they provide education and health services and food for the refugees during their stay at the camp. According to omda (mayor) Daoud Abdel-Rasoul Khamees, the meeting also addressed the performance of humanitarian organizations working in different areas in the camp.